Windsor Mann Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Original Intent and the Framers' Constitution
Leonard W. Levy
@jbouie @KevinMKruse “Men of power who know least about ‘the intent of the Framers’ are most likely to appeal to it for support of their views.” —Leonard Levy, “Original Intent and the Framers’ Constitution” (1988)
Paperback, 2000
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The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” —Hannah Arendt, “The Origins of Totalitarianism” https://t.co/OqfNfptToE
Hardcover, 2025
$39.95Member price:$35.96 + Free shipping10% off
1984: 75th Anniversary
George Orwell
“All that was needed was an unending series of victories over your own memory.” —George Orwell, 1984 https://t.co/aQH0zKNUSI
Paperback, Mass Market, 1950
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Totalitarianism: Part Three of the Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” —Hannah Arendt, “The Origins of Totalitarianism” https://t.co/OqfNfptToE
Paperback, 2011
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The Axis On The Air
Harold Ettlinger
@OrinKerr @benjaminwittes “There seems to be a thin line between violent, extreme nationalism and treason.” —Harold Ettlinger, “The Axis on the Air” (1943)
Paperback, 2021
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The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
“Its most cherished virtue, correspondingly, is loyalty to the Leader, who, like a talisman, assures the ultimate victory of lie and fiction over truth and reality.” —Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism https://t.co/oiFrLNsz4b
Hardcover, 2025
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Eisenhower: From the War to the White House
50minutes
Trump’s next book: “From the White House to the Big House: A Presidential/Prison Memoir” https://t.co/D5raEEFjNX
Paperback, 2022
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy
Brian Klaas
Having read (and loved) @brianklaas’ 2017 book The Despot’s Apprentice, I can’t wait to read this one. https://twitter.com/brianklaas/status/1458073141071290375
Paperback, 2017
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